Ash receiver



Jan, 20. 1925.

F. E. AYER ASH RECEIVER Filed Feb. 17, '1922 61H0: ne

Patented Jan. 20, 1925.

UNITED STATES FREDERIC E. AYER, OE AKRON, OHIO.

ASH RECEIVER.

Application filed February 17, 1922.

T0 all whom t may concern.'

Bc it known that I, FREDERIC E. AYER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Akron, in the county of Summit and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Ash Receivers, of which the following is a specification.

rlhe present invention relates to smokers ash receivers of the type provided with means for attaching the receiver to a convenient support, such as an article of furniture, and is primarily directed to the designing of a device of this character which is of relatively simple, yet. dura-ble, construction and may therefore be readily and cheaply manufactured in large` quantities.

The present device while quite similar to that shown in my patent No. 1308,97() dated March l', 1922, and on which it is an improvement possesses numerous advantages over the earlier form of receiver not only in the smaller number and greater` simplicity of the parts used, thereby lessening the cost ot' production. but also in the novel arrangement of the ash receiving member itself with reference to the support-attaching means.

ln general, the device consists of anupper and lower spring arm crossing` each other nea-r one end and having support-clamping jaws formed at their extremities while, at the other end, the spring arms are connected by a coil or loop in order to provide the necessary spring action of the arms. Preferably, all of these parts are formed of a single continuous piece of spring steel wire of suitable gauge. Intermediate the clamping jaws and the coil connecting the spring arms and so suspended from the upper arm as to allow it to swing freely in all directions between the arms is the ash receptacle proper. This receptacle may, if desired, be weighted in its lowe-r portion to insure stability and help maintain it always in upright position. With t-he ash receptacle freely suspended and weighted as described so as to permit it to swing in all directions it will be seen that, irrespective of the position assumed by the other parts of the de vice, as when the jaws are attached to an inclined or vertical surface or support, the ash receptacle proper will always remain in a horizontal position thus precluding any possibility of the spilling of its contents. This particular location of the ash receptacle is intended not only to place it in a protected position fwhere it is less likely to Serial No. 537,223.

be knocked. o-r tipped over but, by placing the receptacle proper near .the clamping jaws, the leverage exerted on the device and the tendency of the clamping jaws to slip from their support is considerably reduced.

Referring to the accompanying drawing, wherein like reference numerals indicate the same parts throughout the several views,

Figure l is al perspective view of the device before it is attached to its support; while Figure 2 is a side elevation of the same. the ash receptacle being shown in section and the dev'ce attached to a support as when in actual use.

In the drawing, l and 2 represent thc upper and lower spring arms, respectively, of the supporting and support-attaching means for the ash receptacle 3. At one end the arms l and Q are connected by a coil or loop 4, while at their opposite extremities the arms are provided with clampingl jaws 5 and 6, respectively, adapted to engage a suitable flat support, as for instance that shown at A `in Figure Q. and also having curved portions 5, 5 and G, 6 so that the aws may firmly engage a round support such as a bed post or an automobile steering post. Arms l and 2 just inside of their jaws 5 and 6, are bent downwardly and upwardly respectively so to cross each other at 7 and thereby provide for the proper clamping acti-on of the jaws on support A. Finger-engaging portions, so that the device may be readily grasped and manipulated vit-hout .twisting in the hand, are provided at 8 and V9 on the upper and lower arms respectively, these finger-engaging portions being formed by a transverse bending of the material forming the spring arms, orA in any other suitable manner. Preferably, the parts described, i. e., the arms l, 2; coil 4; jaws 5, 6; and linger-engaging portions S. 9, are all formed from one continuous piece of spring rsteel wire of suitable gauge which may be readily bent to form the several parts. It is not however intended that this part of the invention shall be limited to the one piece construction shown, although as stated, this is the preferred form since it contributes materially to the cheapness of manufacture of the device.

The cup-shaped ash receptacle 3, which may be stamped or otherwise formed from any suitable metal, and which may or may not be provided in its bottom with a weight 8 to insure stability and help lalways maintain it Vin upright position, is located be-f CII ' 14 formed in the upper spring arm 1. Thus,

it will be seen that ash receptacle .3 issuspend-ed from upper arm 1 so as to swing freely in all directions between the two spring arms land 2. Preferably, the sides of loop 13 of thecross rod 10 are formed substantially vertical so as to preclude any likelihood of the disengagement of said loop from loop 14 of spring arm 1 and the consequent destruction of the free swinging action of ash receptacle 3.

Normally spring armsl and 2 assume the relative positions Vshown in Figure 1, that is, sprung slightly outwardly by reason of the spring action of coil 1. When it'is desired to attach the device Vto a support, it is grasped in the hand with the kfingers engaging the finger-engaging portions 8, 9 and spring arms 1,'2 squeezed towardeach other so as to force jaws '5, 6 apart against the resistance of coil 4 as shownin Figure 2. WVith the parts in Athis position ,jaws 5, 6 are placed so as to extend respectively above and below support A and the device released' so as to allow the jaws to clamp on to the support by reason of the tendency of the jaws to approach each other under the action of coil 4. shreceptacle, being made of a suitable size so v.that lower spring arm 2 will not interfere withit in its free swinging action, it will readily be Vseen that the device will not only function properly so as to prevent the spilling of the contents of the receptacle when the device is attached to a horizontal support A, such as shown in Figure 2, but it mayv be attached to .an inclined support, such for instance as the arm .ofa rocking chair, or evento a vertical support, suchzasa tubular bed post or an automobile steering post, `and still the ash .receptacle will always remain in an upright position by vreason ofthe .universal connectionfbetween Yit :and t-he `upper spring arm 1.

Whilelthe preferred form of the invention has :been illustrated and described, Vit will be understood that it is not to be confined Lto the means shown except as limited by the arms connected at one end and having'sup-v port-clamping vjaws formed Y'on their o pposite extremities, an ash receptacle, and

a diametrically-disposed cross rod secured to the upper part ofsaid receptacle, said rod being provided midway of 'its length with.V

a loop engaging a similar loop formed in the upper spring arm so asfto permit said` receptacle tov swing freely between said arms. `i

A3. A device of the character described comprising in combination, a pair lof spring arms connected at one end by a coil and havhing support-clamping jaws formed on their opposite extremities, said spring'arms being also provided with finger-engaging portions, all of saidparts vbeing formed of a single continuous piece of spring steel wire, and an ash receptacle disposed between Vsaid spring arms and freely suspendedfrom the upper springarm for movement in all 'directions.r

4. -device i of VAJthe character described comprising in combination an -upper spring` arm, a lower spring arm located .in substantially .the lsame planeY with theV upper arm,

receptacle .located between saidv spring arms y intermediate the coil zand the jaws and so attached-to the upper armas toswing freely between said arms.

j said armsbeing connected atone end by a f.

coil and vformed at -their opposite extremities withsupport-clamping jaws, and-an .ash

`Intestimony whereofjl have signed 'myname to fthis specication FREDERIC E. Aries. 

